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Lauren Schiller Meet one woman leading the charge to literally change the face of technology by bringing in more women and people of color to the industry--starting as early as elementary school. Inflection Point: Roz Hudnell of Intel–Gender & Racial Diversity in Techhttp://kalw.org/post/inflection-point-roz-hudnell-intel-gender-racial-diversity-tech
79621 as http://kalw.orgFri, 16 Sep 2016 18:06:00 +0000Inflection Point: Roz Hudnell of Intel–Gender Devon StrolovitchIs Identity politics the problem or the solution to what divides us? Philosophy Talk asks about Identity Politicshttp://kalw.org/post/philosophy-talk-asks-about-identity-politics
76675 as http://kalw.orgFri, 15 Jul 2016 15:17:00 +0000Philosophy Talk asks about Identity PoliticsRosalie Atkinson On the November 24th edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about diversity in children's literature and publishing. Your Call: Why aren't kids' books as diverse as the kids who read them?http://kalw.org/post/your-call-why-arent-kids-books-diverse-kids-who-read-them
67607 as http://kalw.orgTue, 24 Nov 2015 08:05:00 +0000Your Call: Why aren't kids' books as diverse as the kids who read them?Angela Johnston Tech jobs are growing faster than colleges can award computer science degrees. A Microsoft report states that in less than ten years, there will be one million available computing jobs in the U.S. How many of those jobs will be filled by women? As of now, not many. What will it take to close tech's gender gap? http://kalw.org/post/what-will-it-take-close-techs-gender-gap
65850 as http://kalw.orgWed, 14 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000What will it take to close tech's gender gap? Lauren Schiller The Value of Diversity Pt. 1 Companies are now paying consultants to increase the diversity of their workforce, with an eye on innovation and the bottom line. But is that the only motivation businesses should be considering? / Inflection Point 16: Value of Diversity Pt. 1 - Joelle Emersonhttp://kalw.org/post/inflection-point-16-value-diversity-pt-1-joelle-emerson
65021 as http://kalw.orgThu, 24 Sep 2015 20:05:04 +0000Inflection Point 16: Value of Diversity Pt. 1 - Joelle EmersonLauren Schiller The Value of Diversity Pt. 2 Companies are now paying consultants to increase the diversity of their workforce, with an eye on innovation and the bottom line. But is that the only motivation businesses should be considering? Inflection Point 16: Value of Diversity Pt. 2 - Allyson Hobbshttp://kalw.org/post/inflection-point-16-value-diversity-pt-2-allyson-hobbs
65017 as http://kalw.orgThu, 24 Sep 2015 19:07:13 +0000Inflection Point 16: Value of Diversity Pt. 2 - Allyson HobbsNews Producer Here's what's happening in the Bay Area, as curated by KALW news: Ex-husband describes bitterness in fight over frozen embryos // S.F. Gate A man fighting his ex-wife’s attempt to bear children with the couple’s frozen embryos testified Tuesday that in the bitterness of their breakup, she suggested that he should pay millions for the embryos if she couldn’t use them, and later threatened to poison the children’s minds against him. Stephen Findley is seeking to enforce a contract he signed with his wife, Mimi Lee, shortly after their marriage in September 2010. Lee was diagnosed with breast cancer just before the wedding, and the couple, fearing her treatment would cause infertility, used in vitro fertilization to produce five frozen embryos. ----- UC Berkeley’s persistent lack of faculty diversity prompts efforts to address issue // The Daily Californian In 1989, a group of graduate students exposed what they called the “Zero Club” — the 28 departments at UC Berkeley with noDaily News Roundup for Wednesday July 15, 2015http://kalw.org/post/daily-news-roundup-wednesday-july-15-2015
62061 as http://kalw.orgWed, 15 Jul 2015 21:34:40 +0000Daily News Roundup for Wednesday July 15, 2015Holly McDede Think about some of the classics of children’s literature. There’s Where the Wild Things Are...Goodnight Moon...and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Those are just a few books that have shaped the lives of many Americans. What do all these books have in common? They’re all about white people. And what do most children’s books have in common? They’re almost all about white people. Actually, just 10% of children's books published in the last 21 years are about people of color. But a Berkeley-based children’s book company called Crayon Crunch wants to help change that. They’re publishing a book where parents and children can pick what the main character looks like. But what do kids think of having characters who look like them? And can one book really change the diversity problems in an entire publishing industry? New book aims to kickstart diversity in the mostly white world of kid lit http://kalw.org/post/new-book-aims-kickstart-diversity-mostly-white-world-kid-lit
61962 as http://kalw.orgTue, 14 Jul 2015 00:14:30 +0000New book aims to kickstart diversity in the mostly white world of kid lit Rachel Dornhelm When she was a child, author Stacey Lee wanted to read stories about more people like her. She’s a fourth-generation Chinese-American whose ancestors came to California during the heyday of the cowboys. Her new young adult novel, Under a Painted Sky, is about a Chinese girl and an African-American girl traveling the Oregon Trail together, disguised as boys. They’re trying to get to California during the gold rush. Interview with children's author Stacey Leehttp://kalw.org/post/interview-childrens-author-stacey-lee
61951 as http://kalw.orgTue, 14 Jul 2015 00:14:21 +0000Interview with children's author Stacey LeeMalihe RazazanOn the June 8th edition of Your Call, we’ll talk about the growing movement to increase diversity in publishing and get your recommendations for great summer reading that reflects a broad range of identities and experiences. How divers is your summer reading? Join the conversion on the next Your Call, with Hana Baba, and you. Guests: John McMurtrie, book editor of the San Francisco Chronicle Kevin Hunsanger, co-owner of green apple books and music in San Francisco Jennifer Baker, writer, social media manager of We Need Diverse Books initiative, and creator of biweekly podcast, Minorities in Publishing Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton (May 2015 release, HarperTeen) Only the Strong by Jabari Asim (May 2015 release, Agate Publishing)Jam on the Vine by LaShonda Katrice Barnett (February 2015 release, Grove/Atlantic) Blue Talk & Love: Stories by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan (February 2015 release, Riverdale Avenue Books)Loving Day by Mat Johnson (May 2015 releaseYour Call: Want to make your summer reading more diverse?http://kalw.org/post/your-call-want-make-your-summer-reading-more-diverse
60424 as http://kalw.orgMon, 08 Jun 2015 07:00:00 +0000Your Call: Want to make your summer reading more diverse?Malihe RazazanOn the March 13th edition of Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable. We’ll remember Dori Maynard, president of the Robert Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and champion of diversity in the media. She died of lung cancer on February 24. She fought for diversity until the very end. We’ll talk about how reporters can more accurately mirror the communities they cover with SF State’s Venise Wagner, the Bay Area News Group’s Martin Reynolds and G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism’s Lind Jue. Join the conversation on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you. Guests: Venise Wagner, assistant professor and associate chair of the journalism department at San Francisco State University. Martin Reynolds, community-engagement editor for the Oakland Tribune Linda Jue, editor and executive director of the G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism Sally Lehrman, senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University Web Resources: TheYour Call: Remembering Dori Maynard,1958-2015http://kalw.org/post/your-call-remembering-dori-maynard1958-2015
56754 as http://kalw.orgFri, 13 Mar 2015 06:52:23 +0000Your Call: Remembering Dori Maynard,1958-2015Ngoc NguyenWho are the police of the future? On the March 4th edition of Your Call, we’ll continue our series on police, community, race, and justice by talking with young people who are planning careers in law enforcement. At a time when police are under intense scrutiny, what attracts them to this work? What are their reactions to the protests around discriminatory police practices and accountability? What changes would they like to see, particularly in communities that face brutality and profiling? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you. Guests: Tony Chapa, executive director of the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association Esli Hoxha, criminal justice major at SF State, plans to apply to the SF police academy Lorenzo Newell, student at Cal State East Bay, wants to pursue a career in law enforcement Web resources: NY Times: Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic StopsNY Times: Mostly White Forces in Mostly Black Towns: Police Struggle forYour Call: Who are the police of the future?http://kalw.org/post/your-call-who-are-police-future
56325 as http://kalw.orgWed, 04 Mar 2015 08:00:00 +0000Your Call: Who are the police of the future?Alexis Luna-TorresHere's what's happening in the Bay Area, as curated by KALW news: California drought: Big storm on the way for Northern California // Contra Costa Times "After the driest January in recorded history, the Bay Area is back in the rain business. "Meteorologists are reporting that conditions in the Pacific are generating what appears to be a strong 'Pineapple Express' storm that is expected to hit Northern California starting Thursday evening, bringing steady rain through the weekend to the drought-stressed Golden State. "Although conditions could still change, the storm is expected to bring between 1 and 3 inches of rain to the Bay Area, with the heaviest amounts in the Santa Cruz Mountains and other high elevations, and up to 5 inches in North Bay communities like Sonoma County by Monday morning." ----- Bay Area health officer issues call to get vaccinated against measles // San Jose Mercury News "The city's health officer urges people to get vaccinated against measles in light of theDaily news roundup for Tuesday, February 3, 2015http://kalw.org/post/daily-news-roundup-tuesday-february-3-2015
55024 as http://kalw.orgTue, 03 Feb 2015 18:05:42 +0000Daily news roundup for Tuesday, February 3, 2015Ngoc Nguyen Who are police today? On the January 21st edition of Your Call, we’ll continue our series on police, community, race and justice with a conversation about police departments across the country. The total number of minority police officers has risen, but they’re concentrated in larger cities. The percentage of white cops is more than 30 points higher than in the communities they serve, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics. What does the police force look like in your area? It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar, and you. Guests: Jim Chanin, civil rights attorney based in the East Bay. Marion Jackson, board member with Officers for Justice, an organization representing police of color in the city. Web Resources: Reuters: Off Duty, Black Cops in NY Feel Threat from Fellow Police NPR: Strife In Ferguson Focuses Microscope On Police Diversity Washington Post: Where Police Forces Don’t Resemble the Community (Interactive map) Washington Post: Where minority communities still haveYour Call: Does Diversity in Policing Make a Difference?http://kalw.org/post/your-call-does-diversity-policing-make-difference
54440 as http://kalw.orgWed, 21 Jan 2015 08:47:02 +0000Your Call: Does Diversity in Policing Make a Difference?Becca HoekstraYour Call: What can be done to break the environmental movement's "green ceiling"?http://kalw.org/post/your-call-what-can-be-done-break-environmental-movements-green-ceiling
48583 as http://kalw.orgThu, 28 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000Your Call: What can be done to break the environmental movement's "green ceiling"?Jen Chien In the garage of a house in San Francisco’s Excelsior district, rehearsal is underway. In the space where a car would normally go is a stage set: a table and chairs, a desk, a beat-up blue couch, and an old-fashioned pay phone hanging from a wall. Multi Ethnic Theater: Finding common ground through theaterhttp://kalw.org/post/multi-ethnic-theater-finding-common-ground-through-theater
48021 as http://kalw.orgFri, 15 Aug 2014 00:28:00 +0000Multi Ethnic Theater: Finding common ground through theaterBecca Hoekstra On the July 30th, 2014 edition of Your Call, we're talking about what skills are necessary for success in the digital age. The Department of Labor predicts that there will be 1.2 million new computer-science related jobs by 2022, but fewer computer science majors are graduating today compared to the 1980's. Is coding the key to securing a good paying job? If so, how can we make it accessible to all? How are organizations reaching out to underserved communities? Join us on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you. Guests: Annette Vee, assistant professor in the English Department at the University of Pittsburgh Jim Ryan, STEM Executive Director of the San Francisco Unified School District Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code Web Resources: Black Girls Code Annette Vee's blog: Is coding the new literacy everyone should learn? Moving beyond yes and no MotherJones: Is Coding the New Literacy? PBS NewsHour: Computer Science's Diversity Problem Starts Early Time: Can We FixYour Call: Is coding the new literacy?http://kalw.org/post/your-call-coding-new-literacy
47281 as http://kalw.orgWed, 30 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000Your Call: Is coding the new literacy?Becca Hoekstra On the July 24th, 2014 edition of Your Call, we'll talk about a recent report that found that 76 percent of public grant money in San Francisco goes towards arts programs with primarily white audiences, even as people of color make up over half of the city's population. What’s the right way to decide who gets public money for the arts? Do the criteria need to change to ensure that the broadest public is served? It's Your Call, with Hana Baba, and you. Guests: Paul Flores, a published poet, performance artist, playwright, spoken word artist, and youth arts educator Tom DeCaigny, Director of Cultural Affairs at the San Francisco Arts Commission. Vinay Patel, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center Renee Baldocchi, Director of Public Programs at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Web Resources: Click here to read a letter about efforts to save Intersection of the Arts San Francisco Arts Commission Paul Flores’ website Asian Pacific Islander Cultural CenterYour Call: Do arts organizations serving diverse audiences get their fair share of public funding?http://kalw.org/post/your-call-do-arts-organizations-serving-diverse-audiences-get-their-fair-share-public-funding
47019 as http://kalw.orgThu, 24 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000Your Call: Do arts organizations serving diverse audiences get their fair share of public funding?Nishat KurwaSan Francisco Bay Area residents, techie or not, are swimming in the wisdom of startup culture, with its cognescenti profiting handsomely from the books and blogs that form the canon in their industry. But the organizers of a conference held this week in San Francisco are betting that there are a lot of tech entrepreneurs who could use more high-touch exposure to that advice, and in turn, that the industry will benefit from engaging those same startup founders. The “Ideas Are Worthless” conference was launched by the Black Founders organization just this year, says co-founder Nnena Ukuku, drawing on the projects and services of colleagues like Women 2.0. ”People would come up to us and say, ‘I have this idea, I have this idea, I have this idea.’ Our goal was to take them from idea to execution,” she explained. “How do you do customer acquisition, how do you raise money…do you need to raise money? All of these are things that companies need to start grappling with for them to actuallyTurnstyle: Conference aims to jumpstart tech founders, and industry diversityhttp://kalw.org/post/turnstyle-conference-aims-jumpstart-tech-founders-and-industry-diversity
16446 as http://kalw.orgMon, 10 Sep 2012 21:41:07 +0000Turnstyle: Conference aims to jumpstart tech founders, and industry diversity